High-pressure valve



March 17, 1953 w. c. BUESCHER 2,631,612

HIGH-PRESSURE VALVE Filed June 25, 1949 il/Mum 4, In Y '9 A llllllllll! 5 5 '4 \8 l/l "5 BY M 4wd @Trae/UE# vsure of the liquid is not `excessive.

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Patented Mar. 17, 195,3

UNI TED `S TTES 5PAT ENT "-O F FICE kk2,631,612 `=iiiGHfrittissthan vAvE Wilbert o.'B1isclrer, Alhambra, loalingassignor to General Controls Co., Glendale, Calif.;a corr`vporationof California wI"Ainl'at'ith.u'e25, 1949, serial No. 101,397

j9. claims. (C1. iai-7767) This ivemionl relates te Avalves,"andf-'partic`u Electromagnets are often used'toliftan armature that serves as a valve` closure. AThe closure rests upon a valve seat Whenthe electromagnet "is deenergized, andthe pressure of' the liquidJ is used to urge the seat firmlyin place.

Usually, no difficulty is encountered for controlling a liquid in this manner when the pres- However, when high pressures are encountere'd',^such'as 3000 pounds' or more per squareV inch, theliiting of the armature against the fluid pressure requires a relatively powerful electrom'agnet; and, upon even v,a few closing operations,A the valve seat is deteriorated, due to the large'forces acting upon the armature closure.

Itis one of the objects/of thisinvention to `make it possible to u'sejannelectromagnet that 'can operate the valve closure without' requiring 'a large force. r ,y

"It is another object ofthe invention 11o-"make it possible to maintain the valveseat in proper operating condition for longl periods 'even when extremelyhigh liquid pressures are'rencountered.

This invention possessesmany otheradvantages, and has other objects which may be made more 'clearly apparent froma consideration-of a Yform in which' it may be embodied, This form .Referringfto the'drawini 'A for` resilientlyr urging'the" valve lclslure against its l"seat,

may be provided 'at'its"left-handendvvithfan inlet passage' 2. A" corresponding *outlet 'passage' 3 is provided `at the "right-hand end. "Appropriate threaded openings'llv and -5``are indicated, communicating with these passages, for theaccom- Vinodation of"appropriate'conduits or pipe.

A partition 'extends across thevalve body' I to'den'e an inlet Chamberland an 'outlet chamber 8. Communication'between the inlet chamber I and the outlet chamber is-eiected through a valve seat forming member 9., This valveseat forming member is threaded 'into the partition 6. It is provided with a'relativelyrsmall port I which extends `between thechambers 'i and 8. Port I il leacls'intoav larger cylindrical aperture II. The member 9 hasj an ienlarged head I3 extending above thel partition 6. The lower edge of this head hasaknie-edgeflange I2 sealing against the uppersurface of the partition when the member 9 `is threaded into the partition 6. l

The inlet passage 2, communicates with the vchamber 'I lby way,` oavertical port I4. The

material, is adapted to befraised by an electromagnet against the liquidv pressure.

When high fluid pressures of the order of 3G00 pounds to the squareinch, or higher, are encountered, the force required to lift the closure member Il from its seat is quite high.` By providing a narrow valveseat |56 and a small Voutlet port' I0, the ,force required to 'operate the valve closure I'I is maintained at a relatively low value. However, thejseat It Wouldfrapidly vdeteriorate if no further precautions would be taken.

Accordingly, there is' `provided an annular land I8 surrounding the seat ISLand also shown'as integrally formedwith' theport forming member r I3. This land isground tobe coplanari with vthe'seat I6,so that itisirr'contactwith the vlower ,surface of the closurerr'iember 'I 1 when'the-closure member is' in closed: position.

The land i8 may be provided with a plurality of slots I9, as indicated in Fig. 2, for equalizing the uid pressure within the land I8, as well as exterior of the land I8.

The land I8 protects the valve seat I6 from injury, since the closure member I1 is in contact with the land member. Sufficient resilience inheres in the closure member l1 to assure close contact between it and the land I8, as well as with the seat I6.

Operation of the closure member I? is effected by an electromagnet including a magnetic shell 253. This shell 2li is provided with a flange 2| for the accommodation of the fastening bolts 22 that thread into the upper part of the body l. The chamber is open at the top, and is closed by a thin non-magnetic diaphragm 23 which overlies the chamber l and is urged into sealing contact by the lower edge of the shell 26. The diaphragm 23 thus seals the chamber l and is received on a shoulder 24 formed around the upper part of chamber l.

The upper end of the shell 253 accommodates the threaded extension 25 of a core 26 which has a pole face in contact with the diaphragm 23. In the annular space between the core 215 and the shell 2E, an energizing coil 2l is provided having leads 23 extending through the upper end of the shell 2li for appropriate connection to a source of current.

Core 2S has a narrow collar 29 adjacent its lower end serving as an abutment for a nonmagnetic ring 38 that is received on a narrow shoulder 39a formed near the bottom of the shell 2t. This ring closes the annular space in which coil 2l is accommodated.

The disc armature Il is thus caused to bridge the air gap between the core 25 and the lower end of the shell 2G when it is in attracted position. In the attracted position, the port lil is uncovered, and liquid can now from the inlet chamber i to the outlet chamber il.

The diameter of the disc S7 is appropriately made large enough so that it is guided to some extent by the wall of chamber 'i'. However, in order to prevent excessive tilting of the armature il, a supplemental annular land 3i is provided around the land i3. This annular land is also integrally formed on the member i3.

As shown clearly in Fig. 3, this outer land 3l has a small clearance with respect to the lower face of the armature Il. This clearance is exe aggerated on 'the drawing for clarity; it may be of the order of about .0015 inch. It ensures that the armature Il in its upward movement will be maintained in substantially untilted position.

Furthermore, the land 3l may be provided with a plurality of spaced slots 32.

The upper surface of the armature Il is provided with an annular recess 33 for the accommodation of a spring washer 34 (Fig. e). This spring washer 34 is bent upwardly along a transverse line 35 in order to provide the spring action. It urges the armature Ii' to closed position when the energizing coil 2'! is deenergized.

The width of the seat it is shown somewhat eX- aggerated. ln a valve that has an inlet passage 2 oi` about 11/4 inches in diameter, the seat l 5 can have a width oi about .(ll inch. The port ifi is much smaller than the passage 2, and may be .100 inch in diameter. In this way, only a small amount of diierential fluid pressure serves to resist lifting of the armature Il. The external diameter of the port forming member I3 may be '4 about twice that of the inlet and outlet passages 2 and 3.

The lands i8 and 3! may be made quite narrow, but these areas are not critical.

The land i8 effectively protects the deterioration of the seat i6 upon repeated operation of the valve. At the same time, it does not materially increase the differential iiuid pressure which must be overcome to lift the closure l1.

The inventor claims:

l. In a valve structure for high fluid pressures: a valve body having a partition dividing the in terior of the body into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, said body having inlet and outlet passages communicating respectively with the inlet and outlet chambers; said partition having a port therethrough; means forming a raised annular seat around the port; a closure member accommodated on the seat, said closure member extending substantially beyond the seat; said port having a flow area substantially less than the iiow area of the inlet passage; means for moving the closure member from the seat; means on the partition forming an annular land around the seat, and in contact with the closure member when the closure member is on the seat; and means on the partition forming a second annular land around the rst land, and disposed near the outer edge of the closure member, said closure member when seated having clearance with respect to the said land, there being openings through said lands permitting equalization of pressure independent of the position of said closure.

2. In a valve structure for high fluid pressures: a body having a partition dividing the interior oi the body into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber; said partition having a portfor permitting restricted low of fluid when said port is in communication with said inlet chamber; means forming a narrow annular raised seat in the inlet chamber and surrounding the port; a closure having a surface adapted to seal against said seat, said closure extending substantially beyond said seat; means for lifting the closure from the seat; rst land means substantially annularly arranged about said seat, said first land means being in contact with said closure when said closure is on said seat; and second land means substantially annularly arranged about said rst land means and having a clearance with respect to the closure when said closure is seated; there being openings through said irst and second land means permitting equalization of pressure from said inlet chamber to the interior of said land means independently of the seating of said closure.

3. In a valve structure for high uid pressures: a valve body having a partition dividing the interior of the body into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, said body having inlet and outlet passages communicating respectively with the inlet and outlet chambers; said partition having a port therethrough; means forming a raised annular seat around the port; said seat being narrow with respect to said port; a closure member accommodated on the seat, said closure member extending substantially beyond the seat; said port having a ow area substantially less than the flow area of the inlet passage to form a greatly reduced passageway of orifice proportions with respect to said inlet chamber and said inlet passageway; means for moving the closure member from the seat, said means being capable of exerting only a small force on said closure member; auxiliary means supporting said closure when said closure is in seating relation with said seat,

comprising a rst annular land surrounding said seat and in contact with the closure member when the closure member is on the seat; and means for preventing tilting of said closure member, comprising a second annular land surrounding saidlrst annular land, and disposed adjacent the outer' edge of the closure member, said closure member, when seated, having a small clearance with respect to the second land; said rst and second lands having openings for substantially equalizing the fluid pressure force exerted on said closure member whereby said closure moving means can operate said closure.

WILBERT C. BUESCHER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the me of this patent:

UNITED STATES @TENTS Number Number Name Date Petersen et al June 25, 1935 Ray Sept. 1, 1942 Ray June 15, 1943 Ray Mar. 6, 1945 Ray v Apr. 3, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany July 30, 1935 

